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Easily test, build, run and validate your Rust applications on CircleCI!
Created: January 13, 2021Version Published: July 18, 2025Releases: 12
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Homepage:
https://www.rust-lang.org
Source:
https://github.com/CircleCI-Public/rust-orb

Orb Quick Start Guide

Use CircleCI version 2.1 at the top of your .circleci/config.yml file.

1 version: 2.1

Add the orbs stanza below your version, invoking the orb:

1 2 orbs: rust: circleci/rust@1.8.0

Use rust elements in your existing workflows and jobs.

Usage Examples

lint_test_build_for_release

Check linting with Clippy, run any present tests then build the crate.

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Jobs

lint-test-build

Check linting with Clippy, run any present tests then build the crate.

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PARAMETER
DESCRIPTION
REQUIRED
DEFAULT
TYPE
cache_version
Cache version to use - increment this to build a fresh cache.
Cache version to use - increment this to build a fresh cache.
No
v1
type: string
string
clippy_arguments
Arguments to pass to cargo run clippy.
Arguments to pass to cargo run clippy.
No
''
type: string
string
release
Whether to build the binary for release or debug.
Whether to build the binary for release or debug.
No
false
type: boolean
boolean
version
Version of Rust executor to utilize.
Version of Rust executor to utilize.
No
1.49.0
type: string
string
with_cache
Whether to restore and save the cache or not - set to no if running multiple commands in one job.
Whether to restore and save the cache or not - set to no if running multiple commands in one job.
No
true
type: boolean
boolean
working_directory
Path to the directory containing your Cargo.lock file. Not needed if Cargo.lock lives in the root.
Path to the directory containing your Cargo.lock file. Not needed if Cargo.lock lives in the root.
No
~/project
type: string
string

Commands

build

Build a Rust crate.

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PARAMETER
DESCRIPTION
REQUIRED
DEFAULT
TYPE
cache_version
Cache version to use - increment this to build a fresh cache.
Cache version to use - increment this to build a fresh cache.
No
v1
type: string
string
crate
Directory of the create to build.
Directory of the create to build.
No
''
type: string
string
release
Whether to build the binary for release or debug.
Whether to build the binary for release or debug.
No
false
type: boolean
boolean
verbose
When true does a verbose build, i.e. -vv
When true does a verbose build, i.e. -vv
No
false
type: boolean
boolean
with_cache
Whether to restore and save the cache or not - set to no if running multiple commands in one job.
Whether to restore and save the cache or not - set to no if running multiple commands in one job.
No
true
type: boolean
boolean
working_directory
Path to the directory containing your Cargo.lock file. Not needed if Cargo.lock lives in the root.
Path to the directory containing your Cargo.lock file. Not needed if Cargo.lock lives in the root.
No
~/project
type: string
string

cargo-run

Run a cargo package.

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PARAMETER
DESCRIPTION
REQUIRED
DEFAULT
TYPE
cache_version
Cache version to use - increment this to build a fresh cache.
Cache version to use - increment this to build a fresh cache.
No
v1
type: string
string
package
Package to run.
Package to run.
No
''
type: string
string
with_cache
Whether to restore and save the cache or not - set to no if running multiple commands in one job.
Whether to restore and save the cache or not - set to no if running multiple commands in one job.
No
true
type: boolean
boolean
working_directory
Path to the directory containing your Cargo.lock file. Not needed if Cargo.lock lives in the root.
Path to the directory containing your Cargo.lock file. Not needed if Cargo.lock lives in the root.
No
~/project
type: string
string

clippy

Run Clippy against your codebase. Learn more: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy.

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PARAMETER
DESCRIPTION
REQUIRED
DEFAULT
TYPE
cache_version
Cache version to use - increment this to build a fresh cache.
Cache version to use - increment this to build a fresh cache.
No
v1
type: string
string
flags
Additional flags to pass along to Clippy.
Additional flags to pass along to Clippy.
No
'--all --all-targets'
type: string
string
with_cache
Whether to restore and save the cache or not - set to no if running multiple commands in one job.
Whether to restore and save the cache or not - set to no if running multiple commands in one job.
No
true
type: boolean
boolean
working_directory
Path to the directory containing your Cargo.lock file. Not needed if Cargo.lock lives in the root.
Path to the directory containing your Cargo.lock file. Not needed if Cargo.lock lives in the root.
No
~/project
type: string
string

format

Validate formatting of Rust project.

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PARAMETER
DESCRIPTION
REQUIRED
DEFAULT
TYPE
cache_version
Cache version to use - increment this to build a fresh cache.
Cache version to use - increment this to build a fresh cache.
No
v1
type: string
string
nightly-toolchain
Whether or not to use the nightly toolchain version.
Whether or not to use the nightly toolchain version.
No
false
type: boolean
boolean
with_cache
Whether to restore and save the cache or not - set to no if running multiple commands in one job.
Whether to restore and save the cache or not - set to no if running multiple commands in one job.
No
true
type: boolean
boolean
working_directory
Path to the directory containing your Cargo.lock file. Not needed if Cargo.lock lives in the root.
Path to the directory containing your Cargo.lock file. Not needed if Cargo.lock lives in the root.
No
~/project
type: string
string

install

Install Rustup, Cargo and Rust. Note: it is best practice to leverage a Docker image with Rust preinstalled for reproducibility and speed.

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PARAMETER
DESCRIPTION
REQUIRED
DEFAULT
TYPE
version
Version of Rust to install and default to.
Version of Rust to install and default to.
No
stable
type: string
string

test

Test a cargo crate or package.

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PARAMETER
DESCRIPTION
REQUIRED
DEFAULT
TYPE
cache_version
Cache version to use - increment this to build a fresh cache.
Cache version to use - increment this to build a fresh cache.
No
v1
type: string
string
package
Package to test.
Package to test.
No
''
type: string
string
with_cache
Whether to restore and save the cache or not - set to no if running multiple commands in one job.
Whether to restore and save the cache or not - set to no if running multiple commands in one job.
No
true
type: boolean
boolean
working_directory
Path to the directory containing your Cargo.lock file. Not needed if Cargo.lock lives in the root.
Path to the directory containing your Cargo.lock file. Not needed if Cargo.lock lives in the root.
No
~/project
type: string
string

Executors

default

Default Rust executor.

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PARAMETER
DESCRIPTION
REQUIRED
DEFAULT
TYPE
tag
Tag of the Rust image to use.
Tag of the Rust image to use.
No
1.49.0
type: string
string

Orb Source

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Not needed if Cargo.lock lives in the root. type: string steps: - when: condition: <<parameters.with_cache>> steps: - restore_cache: keys: - cargo-<<parameters.cache_version>>-{{ checksum "<<parameters.working_directory>>/Cargo.lock" }} - run: command: | #!/usr/bin/env bash set -x if [ -d "/tmp/cargo_tmp" ]; then echo "Cache directory found" else echo "Cache directory not found" exit 0 fi if [ -n "$CARGO_HOME" ]; then rm -r "$(dirname "$CARGO_HOME")/.cargo" cp -r /tmp/cargo_tmp/.cargo "$(dirname "$CARGO_HOME")/.cargo" else rm -r ~/.cargo cp -r /tmp/cargo_tmp/.cargo ~/.cargo fi set +x name: Process cache restore - run: command: | #!/usr/bin/env bash if [ "$ORB_VAL_RELEASE" = 1 ]; then set -- "$@" --release fi if [ "$ORB_VAL_VERBOSE" = 1 ]; then set -- "$@" -vv fi cargo build "$@" environment: ORB_VAL_CRATE_DIR: <<parameters.crate>> ORB_VAL_RELEASE: <<parameters.release>> ORB_VAL_VERBOSE: <<parameters.verbose>> name: Cargo Build <<parameters.crate>> working_directory: <<parameters.working_directory>> - when: condition: <<parameters.with_cache>> steps: - run: command: | #!/usr/bin/env bash set -x if [ -n "$CARGO_HOME" ]; then mkdir -p /tmp/cargo_tmp cp -r "$CARGO_HOME/*" /tmp/cargo_tmp/ else mkdir -p /tmp/cargo_tmp cp -r ~/.cargo /tmp/cargo_tmp/ fi set +x name: Process cache save - save_cache: key: cargo-<<parameters.cache_version>>-{{ checksum "<<parameters.working_directory>>/Cargo.lock" }} paths: - /tmp/cargo_tmp/ cargo-run: description: | Run a cargo package. parameters: cache_version: default: v1 description: Cache version to use - increment this to build a fresh cache. type: string package: default: "" description: Package to run. type: string with_cache: default: true description: Whether to restore and save the cache or not - set to no if running multiple commands in one job. type: boolean working_directory: default: ~/project description: Path to the directory containing your Cargo.lock file. Not needed if Cargo.lock lives in the root. type: string steps: - when: condition: <<parameters.with_cache>> steps: - restore_cache: keys: - cargo-<<parameters.cache_version>>-{{ checksum "<<parameters.working_directory>>/Cargo.lock" }} - run: command: | #!/usr/bin/env bash set -x if [ -d "/tmp/cargo_tmp" ]; then echo "Cache directory found" else echo "Cache directory not found" exit 0 fi if [ -n "$CARGO_HOME" ]; then rm -r "$(dirname "$CARGO_HOME")/.cargo" cp -r /tmp/cargo_tmp/.cargo "$(dirname "$CARGO_HOME")/.cargo" else rm -r ~/.cargo cp -r /tmp/cargo_tmp/.cargo ~/.cargo fi set +x name: Process cache restore - run: command: cargo run <<parameters.package>> name: Cargo Run <<parameters.package>> working_directory: <<parameters.working_directory>> - when: condition: <<parameters.with_cache>> steps: - run: command: | #!/usr/bin/env bash set -x if [ -n "$CARGO_HOME" ]; then mkdir -p /tmp/cargo_tmp cp -r "$CARGO_HOME/*" /tmp/cargo_tmp/ else mkdir -p /tmp/cargo_tmp cp -r ~/.cargo /tmp/cargo_tmp/ fi set +x name: Process cache save - save_cache: key: cargo-<<parameters.cache_version>>-{{ checksum "<<parameters.working_directory>>/Cargo.lock" }} paths: - /tmp/cargo_tmp/ clippy: description: | Run Clippy against your codebase. Learn more: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy. parameters: cache_version: default: v1 description: Cache version to use - increment this to build a fresh cache. type: string flags: default: --all --all-targets description: Additional flags to pass along to Clippy. type: string with_cache: default: true description: Whether to restore and save the cache or not - set to no if running multiple commands in one job. type: boolean working_directory: default: ~/project description: Path to the directory containing your Cargo.lock file. Not needed if Cargo.lock lives in the root. type: string steps: - when: condition: <<parameters.with_cache>> steps: - restore_cache: keys: - cargo-<<parameters.cache_version>>-{{ checksum "<<parameters.working_directory>>/Cargo.lock" }} - run: command: | #!/usr/bin/env bash set -x if [ -d "/tmp/cargo_tmp" ]; then echo "Cache directory found" else echo "Cache directory not found" exit 0 fi if [ -n "$CARGO_HOME" ]; then rm -r "$(dirname "$CARGO_HOME")/.cargo" cp -r /tmp/cargo_tmp/.cargo "$(dirname "$CARGO_HOME")/.cargo" else rm -r ~/.cargo cp -r /tmp/cargo_tmp/.cargo ~/.cargo fi set +x name: Process cache restore - run: command: rustup component add clippy name: Install Clippy - run: command: cargo clippy <<parameters.flags>> name: Run Clippy working_directory: <<parameters.working_directory>> - when: condition: <<parameters.with_cache>> steps: - run: command: | #!/usr/bin/env bash set -x if [ -n "$CARGO_HOME" ]; then mkdir -p /tmp/cargo_tmp cp -r "$CARGO_HOME/*" /tmp/cargo_tmp/ else mkdir -p /tmp/cargo_tmp cp -r ~/.cargo /tmp/cargo_tmp/ fi set +x name: Process cache save - save_cache: key: cargo-<<parameters.cache_version>>-{{ checksum "<<parameters.working_directory>>/Cargo.lock" }} paths: - /tmp/cargo_tmp/ format: description: | Validate formatting of Rust project. parameters: cache_version: default: v1 description: Cache version to use - increment this to build a fresh cache. type: string nightly-toolchain: default: false description: Whether or not to use the nightly toolchain version. type: boolean with_cache: default: true description: Whether to restore and save the cache or not - set to no if running multiple commands in one job. type: boolean working_directory: default: ~/project description: Path to the directory containing your Cargo.lock file. Not needed if Cargo.lock lives in the root. type: string steps: - when: condition: <<parameters.with_cache>> steps: - restore_cache: keys: - cargo-<<parameters.cache_version>>-{{ checksum "<<parameters.working_directory>>/Cargo.lock" }} - run: command: | #!/usr/bin/env bash set -x if [ -d "/tmp/cargo_tmp" ]; then echo "Cache directory found" else echo "Cache directory not found" exit 0 fi if [ -n "$CARGO_HOME" ]; then rm -r "$(dirname "$CARGO_HOME")/.cargo" cp -r /tmp/cargo_tmp/.cargo "$(dirname "$CARGO_HOME")/.cargo" else rm -r ~/.cargo cp -r /tmp/cargo_tmp/.cargo ~/.cargo fi set +x name: Process cache restore - run: command: | #!/usr/bin/env bash rustup_args=() cargo_args=() if [ "$ORB_VAL_NIGHTLY_TOOLCHAIN" = "true" ]; then rustup_args+=(--toolchain nightly) cargo_args+=(+nightly) fi rustup component add rustfmt "${rustup_args[@]}" cargo "${cargo_args[@]}" fmt -- --check environment: ORB_VAL_NIGHTLY_TOOLCHAIN: <<parameters.nightly-toolchain>> name: Install and Run fmt working_directory: <<parameters.working_directory>> - when: condition: <<parameters.with_cache>> steps: - run: command: | #!/usr/bin/env bash set -x if [ -n "$CARGO_HOME" ]; then mkdir -p /tmp/cargo_tmp cp -r "$CARGO_HOME/*" /tmp/cargo_tmp/ else mkdir -p /tmp/cargo_tmp cp -r ~/.cargo /tmp/cargo_tmp/ fi set +x name: Process cache save - save_cache: key: cargo-<<parameters.cache_version>>-{{ checksum "<<parameters.working_directory>>/Cargo.lock" }} paths: - /tmp/cargo_tmp/ install: description: | Install Rustup, Cargo and Rust. Note: it is best practice to leverage a Docker image with Rust preinstalled for reproducibility and speed. parameters: version: default: stable description: Version of Rust to install and default to. type: string steps: - run: command: | #!/usr/bin/env bash curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- \ -y --default-toolchain "$RUST_VERSION" # shellcheck source=/dev/null source "$HOME"/.cargo/env environment: RUST_VERSION: <<parameters.version>> name: Install Rustup - run: command: echo 'source $HOME/.cargo/env' >> $BASH_ENV name: Setting up Cargo environment in $BASH_ENV test: description: | Test a cargo crate or package. parameters: cache_version: default: v1 description: Cache version to use - increment this to build a fresh cache. type: string package: default: "" description: Package to test. type: string with_cache: default: true description: Whether to restore and save the cache or not - set to no if running multiple commands in one job. type: boolean working_directory: default: ~/project description: Path to the directory containing your Cargo.lock file. Not needed if Cargo.lock lives in the root. type: string steps: - when: condition: <<parameters.with_cache>> steps: - restore_cache: keys: - cargo-<<parameters.cache_version>>-{{ checksum "<<parameters.working_directory>>/Cargo.lock" }} - run: command: | #!/usr/bin/env bash set -x if [ -d "/tmp/cargo_tmp" ]; then echo "Cache directory found" else echo "Cache directory not found" exit 0 fi if [ -n "$CARGO_HOME" ]; then rm -r "$(dirname "$CARGO_HOME")/.cargo" cp -r /tmp/cargo_tmp/.cargo "$(dirname "$CARGO_HOME")/.cargo" else rm -r ~/.cargo cp -r /tmp/cargo_tmp/.cargo ~/.cargo fi set +x name: Process cache restore - run: command: cargo test <<parameters.package>> name: Cargo Test <<parameters.package>> working_directory: <<parameters.working_directory>> - when: condition: <<parameters.with_cache>> steps: - run: command: | #!/usr/bin/env bash set -x if [ -n "$CARGO_HOME" ]; then mkdir -p /tmp/cargo_tmp cp -r "$CARGO_HOME/*" /tmp/cargo_tmp/ else mkdir -p /tmp/cargo_tmp cp -r ~/.cargo /tmp/cargo_tmp/ fi set +x name: Process cache save - save_cache: key: cargo-<<parameters.cache_version>>-{{ checksum "<<parameters.working_directory>>/Cargo.lock" }} paths: - /tmp/cargo_tmp/ executors: default: description: | Default Rust executor. docker: - image: cimg/rust:<<parameters.tag>> parameters: tag: default: 1.49.0 description: Tag of the Rust image to use. type: string jobs: lint-test-build: description: | Check linting with Clippy, run any present tests then build the crate. executor: name: default tag: << parameters.version >> parameters: cache_version: default: v1 description: Cache version to use - increment this to build a fresh cache. type: string clippy_arguments: default: "" description: Arguments to pass to cargo run clippy. type: string release: default: false description: Whether to build the binary for release or debug. type: boolean version: default: 1.49.0 description: Version of Rust executor to utilize. type: string with_cache: default: true description: Whether to restore and save the cache or not - set to no if running multiple commands in one job. type: boolean working_directory: default: ~/project description: Path to the directory containing your Cargo.lock file. Not needed if Cargo.lock lives in the root. type: string steps: - checkout: path: /home/circleci/project - when: condition: <<parameters.with_cache>> steps: - restore_cache: keys: - cargo-<<parameters.cache_version>>-{{ checksum "Cargo.lock" }} - clippy: flags: <<parameters.clippy_arguments>> with_cache: false working_directory: <<parameters.working_directory>> - test: with_cache: false working_directory: <<parameters.working_directory>> - build: release: <<parameters.release>> with_cache: false working_directory: <<parameters.working_directory>> - when: condition: <<parameters.with_cache>> steps: - save_cache: key: cargo-<<parameters.cache_version>>-{{ checksum "Cargo.lock" }} paths: - ~/.cargo working_directory: <<parameters.working_directory>> examples: lint_test_build_for_release: description: Check linting with Clippy, run any present tests then build the crate. usage: version: "2.1" orbs: rust: circleci/rust@x.y.z workflows: production: jobs: - rust/lint-test-build: release: true
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